Fritz Walter (architect)
Felix Friedrich Walter (born October 14, 1860 , † March 27, 1912 in Fürth ) was a German architect who lived and worked in Fürth and is best known for buildings of historicism and art nouveau .
Life
Numerous residential and commercial buildings in Fürth were designed by Fritz Walter and still shape the cityscape today. Above all, the boulevards of the Belle Epoque , the Hornschuchpromenade and the Königswarterstraße are largely determined by his buildings and those of Adam Egerer . The Geismannsaal is one of Walter's most famous buildings today .
Little is known about Fritz Walter's life. He was a member of the Fürth Masonic Lodge for Truth and Friendship .
literature
- Hans Wolfram Lübbeke: Middle Franconia. Ensembles, architectural monuments, archaeological site monuments. (= Monuments in Bavaria , Volume 5.) (Photo book with aerial photographs by Otto Braasch ) Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-486-52396-1 .
- Heinrich Habel: Monuments in Bavaria, City of Fürth. Karl M. Lipp Verlag, Munich 1994.
Web link
- Article "Fritz Walter" in the FürthWiki
Individual proof
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walter, Fritz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walter, Felix Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1860 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1912 |
| Place of death | Fuerth |